Convertible bed and seat.



P.. HERBOLD.

CONVERTIBLE BBD AND SEAT.

APPLIOATIoN FILED sBPT.1s, 1911.

' Patented July 16, 14912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

IIl 7 P. HERBOLD. CONVERTIBLE BED AND SEAT. PPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 1s, 1911.

Patented July 16, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

gnomo@ avlium @Managt 'To dll 'whom concern.'

rHILIeHnRBoLn, F GALION, c1110. u

-Galion,`in the clounty'ofCl-awfrd and'- State ofjOhio, have 'inven edoertain new and use-f ful Impro'vemfents i .onvertible Beds and Seats, of ,whiclr'the following is'aspecifica-1 i Thisii'nvention relates to 'convertible bedsl and seats, and especially to that cla thereohaVing a, folding or adjustable back and seat, whichcan be shifted tol orm a bed.`

The object of the invention is to provide an improved structure of the. kind ,stated which can be quickly manipulated'. .to serve eitherofthe purposes indicated, and which is capable oinexpensive construction.

In the accompanylng drawings, only the.

A frame .of the article isillustrated, and ai to form a seat. 'F ig. 2 is aY erspectiveyiew-g suitable spring -or upholstered bottonifor.A

backmaybe supplied` to the.y frame as .dej sire'dpthe invention relating to'fthe. frame structure.- '4

In the drawngs-fFigure-l is areall pera-1 speotive viewy of the device, when a d]'ustex l showing 'the adjustment to or'm 'a bed.; Fier@ 3 is a perspective view z showing thefartiole in partly` open posit-ion, as inchanging from", bed to seat, or vice versa. f

Y Referring specificallyA t z.the l.drawings, fr

-tion, aI`1d brings the pieces 8, the links 12 the fixed or stationary frame of the article'. consists of posts 6, connectedgby lon'vitudift naland end bars 6 to-form'aqrigi sup-f por't. At each endjof the vframe,` th'e:upper ends andjrear pestis are coimectedby bars-, o which are relati\`r,'ely ixed,.and these'bars,

have inwardly pr "jecting -ianges 13 ntermediate theiifl end and a connecting piece 8 between the ends. thereof, ,thepiece SEL being at the ,top of-'the back when the device is used: as a seat.A This back frame pi'voted at 'Z tothe upper ends j of the rear posts 6, and swings, between said posts on a horizontal axis, to either ver-` tical or horizontal'positin: The lower-'or inner 'ends ofjthe pieces 8 projeet'below the, pivots 7,.nd nean-sid ends there arelugs. l1 which, when the end frame is swung down, strikewand stop against the underside` of the end 'bars a. i Ifl The seat frame consists of two legs 16 connected by.a longitudinal ban-.1.7 and a ooNyER'riBnri B'n A Nn SEAT.

i u specmc'tioa'gf Letters raient .;-,App1ication 'led.September 18,l 19,11. Serial No. 649,931.

The backifrainecon'sists of; end piecesS .brace 2Q, and from the top 'of each llegA a 'rarwardly'or inwardly extendingr bar 21 extends, and these bars 21 are connected by a rail 15 which is dropped slightly ati the endconnect-ions to bring ittbelow the plane fof Vthe bottom. "This'rail .15 has' a hand loop v 14f-g 1ttacl`1ed, which may be -pullediito break"..the jointsl` The seatiramdjt'hus. -constructed is adapted to slide in and 'out between the frontpo'sts 6, andv the rear ends lofthe end pieces 21 are connected by links 12 tothe lower ends ofthe `end pieces S o jthe backyframe, the links being pivotally connected at 10and10 to said parts respeotively, asshown.- y

Vhenjthe seat rameis pushed in:v the bars-21- rest-on and are partly supported by PatentediJulylG., 191,2.

the flanges 13 on the-pieces A. 'hen the seat frame' is pulled out to Aforni the bed, thelinks 12 rest 'on the lianges 13 and are partly supported thereby.

'.n. Inlthefusel of the structure as a seat, the

.joints 10" and `-10a are broken by pulling l.up on the 1oop14, as shown in Fig; 3,'and the .'seat frame 'lsthen pushed rearwardly or inwardly-' toward theujbaek, which "swings tli'e. .backf frame -to vertical' position, the j ,linksl12 folding to. or toward the end bars l 8',of,the lback frame, as shown in Fig. 1.

When the structurefis to be used as a bed, lthe'seatframe is pushed out which swingsV ,down` the back` frame to' horizontal posiand the bars 21 in alinemcnt', the'links restfiat surface or bottom is formed which will not collapseunder weight. As above indi.

cated, a suitable fabric or other bottom will be stretched or placed on the top of the vseat frame, between the links 12, and on the back frame.

l The parts are preferably made of angleA ;iron,. forming'a light andcheap structure for the purpose stated. t I

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claimA as new and desire to seere by' Let-v ters Patent is:

4' 1. In a convertible bed and seat, the combination of a fixed frame, a back frame, p iyots connecting the ends of the back frame ,and the rear part 4of the fixed frame and ermitting the backframe to swing to ver-l ical orl horizontal position, -a seat.frame li'dablein and out at the front of the fixed j ame, xand ylinks pivoted 'at their opposite ends to the vlower end of the back frame and the inner end of the seat frame respectively.

2. In aconvertible bed and seat, the combination of 'a fixed frame having,r co'rner posts, a back Yframe pivoted between and directly to the rear corner posts to swing to vertical or horizontal position, the -pivots being located above the lower end of the back frame, a seat frame slidable in-an out etween the front posts, and links pivoted at'their opposite ends to the rear edge vof Vthe seat frame'and the lower ends of the back4 frame respectively.

3. In a convertible bed and seat, the com- `bination of a fixed frame 'having front and rear end posts and a connecting bar at each end between the front and rear posts5.said bur having inwardly projecting anges ,'a

back frame pivoted above the lower-edge thereof between. the rear posts and having projecting lugs'fa'anged to strike said connectin'g barjvhen'swung. to horizontal posit-ionLand aseat frame having Alegs at the front 'edgethereo said seat frame ,being movable in and ont between the front posts and adapted to rest on the ianges of the connecting `bars when .moved in, and pivoted links connecting the rear edge Aof the seat frame and the lower` edgevof the back frame. y

In testimony'whereof, I doaffix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

l PHILIP HERBOLD. Witnesses: i

' '.A. J,Hnnonn,

F. W. CHAMBERLAIN. 

